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Also known as Nino Farina, Emilio Giuseppe Farina

Italian racecar driver (1906-1966)

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Giuseppe Farina, known in his native language as Nino Farina, was an Italian racing automobile driver. Born in Turin on October 30, 1906, he held citizenship in the Kingdom of Italy and Italy. Farina competed in auto racing for the country of Italy and was a member of the Alfa Romeo Racing and Scuderia Ferrari teams. He participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and recorded five wins with 127.33 points.

Farina died on June 30, 1966, in Chambéry. His manner of death was accidental, caused by a traffic collision. He spoke Italian as his native language.

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Type
Person
Country
CO
Active from
1986-09-16

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Lifespan
1906–1966
Nationality
IT
Role / Field
Sportists, Saciksu braucejs, Automobile racing drivers, Pirmas formulas automobili, Motosports, Automobilu sacikstes
Language
ita, eng
Gender
Male

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Encyclopedic overview

Emilio Giuseppe "Nino" Farina ( Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈniːno faˈriːna]; 30 October 1906 – 30 June 1966) was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1956. Farina won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in its inaugural 1950 season with Alfa Romeo, and won five Grands Prix across seven seasons.

Born in Turin, Farina was the son of Giovanni Farina, founder of Stabilimenti Farina. Aged nine, he started driving a two-cylinder Temperino, eventually progressing to hillclimbing in 1925. A protégé of Tazio Nuvolari, Farina attracted the attention of Enzo Ferrari in his early career, who signed him to Ferrari in 1936. He immediately impressed, finishing runner-up at the Mille Miglia driving an Alfa Romeo 8C. Farina took his maiden Grand Prix win at the Naples Grand Prix in 1937, winning three consecutive Italian Championships until 1939, the latter two with Alfa Corse. He earned notoriety for his involvement in the fatal accidents of Marcel Lehoux and László Hartmann in 1936 and 1938, respectively. Farina won the Tripoli Grand Prix in 1939, his last victory before World War II.

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